	slough estates views prospects confidently slough estates plc slou l said it views the prospects during with confidence in a statement accompanying its results it reported a rise of over mln stg in pretax profit to mln stg and said there are signs that the existing threat of excess supply may be lessened in there has also been a return of interest in industrial investment an external appraisal of the group s investment properties was carried out last year which found their gross value to be mln stg as at dec reuter 
